3:27 AM,
Nov. 2, 2013

A ribbon-cutting will be held Nov. 10 for the newly-restored pillars in the Newlands neighborhood.

Written by

Jessica Garcia
jigarcia@rgj.com

Developer W. E. Barnard sought to provide a subdivision in old southwest Reno some class in the 1920s and '30s. He purchased 21 acres in 1927 to build homes of diverse architectural styles including Spanish Revival, Tudor and English country cottage.

Right after establishing houses such as Newlands Manor, he constructed 16 stone markers on four streets, paired on the north and south sides of each street in the neighborhood, which since have become historical remnants of those times.

Recently, they caught the attention of area residents who wanted to preserve the deteriorating markers and ...